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Narec plans national centre to train offshore wind technicians

26 May 2010 • 2 min read

Newcastle’s renewable energy test and training centre announces plans to fill the skills gap in the nascent industry

The UK’s National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) plans to open a multimillion-pound national college to train a new generation of “super technicians” for Round 3 offshore wind farms. Narec hopes to...

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